Cody Simpson & the Tide release new EP “Wave One”

After a summer of early-morning surf sessions, reading, writing, and jamming for friends and passersby at midnight rooftop gatherings, California-basedCody Simpson & the Tidehave released their new EP,Wave One, via eOne Music. Pulling inspiration from surf music, rock music, and psychedelia to provide a vivid snapshot of a carefree summer, the EP perfectly encapsulates Venice Beach and the sun-kissed streets of Southern California where it was penned. Like its namesake,Wave Oneebbs and flows between songs of surf rock gallops and irresistible energy, to songs of breezy beats, provocative hooks, and even acoustic sixties-style call-and-response.PRESS HEREto listen.

“The majority of the music started with riffs I was writing,” Cody recalls. “It was different for me. ‘Waiting for the Tide’ began as a poem that I wrote about the sea level rise and humanity’s attitude towards environmental issues. ‘Tell Me Why’ is really the most vulnerable I’ve ever been, and ‘Ramona’ hinges on this really crazy transition. Every song speaks to a different side of who I am.”

Australian-born Cody Simpson has had an impressive career to date. His 2013 albumSurfer’s Paradisefeatured collaborations withZiggy MarleyandAsher Rothand landed in the Top 10 of theBillboard Top 200. He toured Europe and the U.S. as direct support for Justin Bieber and released his official autobiography,Welcome To Paradise: My Journey, through Harper Collins. Along the way, he performed on television programs includingThe Today Show, Live! with Kelly,Late Late Show with James Corden,andThe Ellen DeGeneres Show. For the2015 World Games, Cody partnered with The Coca-Cola Company, Founding Partner of Special Olympics, to record a unified song titled “Reach Up,” and carried the torch for Australia in the2016 World Olympicsin Rio. His latest album, Free (2015),exhibited a musical shift for Cody, and the singer-songwriter received critical acclaim from the likes ofRolling Stone, Billboard, Nylon,andMTVwhich said, “Cody’s getting ‘raw’ and ‘real’ on his latest effort.”

In many ways, Cody Simpson has been working towards the Tide for his entire career. “The reason behind the name was I wanted this body of work to be an audio replication of what the Tide is as an element of nature,” he leaves off. “During that one summer, I had so many revelatory experiences. I wanted to be an exemplar of the Tide’s flow. It was about taking people back to that primitive innocence and being able to appreciate that. Music is the best vehicle to do so.”